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Fig. 6 | Breast Cancer Research

Fig. 6

From: Exploring breast tissue microbial composition and the association with breast cancer risk factors

Fig. 6

Major microbiome changes in the breast: from healthy to tumor. The normal breast tissue (Normal) shows low to undetectable levels of Ralstonia, whereas the tissue adjacent to tumor (NAT), which may represent an intermediate stage between normal and cancer status, and the tumor contain increasing level of this bacterial species. The opposite trends is observed for Lactobacillus, Acetobacter aceti, and Xanthomonas sp., which appear highly abundant in normal breast tissue and scarce in NAT and tumor

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